Thomas v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for speeding under Article 6701d, Section 166(a), Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. After an appeal from a justice court to the county court, the jury returned a verdict of guilty and the judge assessed the punishment at a fine of $105.00.

Officer Gonzales of the Texas Department of Public Safety testified that on or about April 22, 1969, he and another patrolman clocked appellant driving an automobile at 80 miles per hour on U.S. Highway 87 in a rural area north of Big Spring when the weather was clear and it was daylight.

The appellant contends in…